apache helicoper in birmingham yesterday?
apache helicoper in birmingham yesterday?
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metro lover

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553 posts

203 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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Did anyone else see 2 apache helicopters flying very low over the kings heath area? was about 10:45 just to narrow it down

Toni896

2,188 posts

242 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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they were in manchester a few weeks ago ...

metro lover

Original Poster:

553 posts

203 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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Toni896 said:
they were in manchester a few weeks ago ...
Flying really low too?

TheEnd

15,370 posts

204 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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wow, it must be getting pretty rough round that way, especially if the attack helicopters need to go around in pairs.

Toni896

2,188 posts

242 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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yes very low, close to the M60 near the SHip canal ..

mat13

1,977 posts

197 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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metro lover said:
Toni896 said:
they were in manchester a few weeks ago ...
Flying really low too?
hopefully, saying that wouldnt surprise me if there were people in certain areas of manchester with access to anti aircraft weaponry

normalbloke

8,101 posts

235 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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TheEnd said:
wow, it must be getting pretty rough round that way, especially if the attack helicopters need to go around in pairs.
They usually work in pairs,so that one is always covered when it has it's back to the target and the guns/TADS is at it's lock stops.

Not normally around Brum though,but sounds like good practice to me...

RedLCRB0b

2,218 posts

253 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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I wonder which Iranian cities Manchester and Birmingham resemble ?

Bob

daninsidious

156 posts

203 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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Had a couple of Apaches fly over Kelvedon, Essex a week or so ago.....are the Decepticons attacking?

b4rk3r

222 posts

204 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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Or maybe they were just travelling from one place to another?


aeropilot

38,416 posts

243 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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TheEnd said:
wow, it must be getting pretty rough round that way, especially if the attack helicopters need to go around in pairs.
laughlaugh

perdu

4,885 posts

215 months

Sunday 25th October 2009
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Kings Heath (and especially Druids Heath and Maypole) really can be that rough you know...

won't get me up that way without a front and rear gunner


Oily Nails

2,932 posts

216 months

Sunday 25th October 2009
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perdu said:
Kings Heath (and especially Druids Heath and Maypole) really can be that rough you know...

won't get me up without a front and rear gunner
EFA wink
You have a coupon for buy-one get-one free for the nightcrawlers? wink

perdu

4,885 posts

215 months

Monday 26th October 2009
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ah Oily didnt you know the "crawlers" stopped the coupons ages ago?

and so dies another good old Brummie trade, just like engineering and the motor trade

(oh hell lets not go THERE!)

smile

working class

8,955 posts

203 months

Monday 26th October 2009
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perdu said:
Kings Heath (and especially Druids Heath and Maypole) really can be that rough you know...

won't get me up that way without a front and rear gunner
The maypole is ok, i agree with druids heath though..

perdu

4,885 posts

215 months

Monday 26th October 2009
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OK I sort of agree smilebut even Maypole isnt what it was "when I were a lad"

wish the buggers had flown over Streetly... frown

working class

8,955 posts

203 months

Tuesday 27th October 2009
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perdu said:
OK I sort of agree smilebut even Maypole isnt what it was "when I were a lad"

wish the buggers had flown over Streetly... frown
Haha, did you grow up round there then?

perdu

4,885 posts

215 months

Tuesday 27th October 2009
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working class said:
perdu said:
OK I sort of agree smilebut even Maypole isnt what it was "when I were a lad"

wish the buggers had flown over Streetly... frown
Haha, did you grow up round there then?
I was more of a Springfield lad meself

grew up playing in the disused allotments by the River Cole, near Sarehole Mill*

  • [now totally buggered by a water/flooding control scheme that didnt work. The money Brum council used to waste, no wonder the council tax money just goes to pay off debts is it!]
But Kings Heath was a stamping ground when I had me old mo'bike.

Simpo Two

89,226 posts

281 months

Tuesday 27th October 2009
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I wonder if they're the same Apaches that crash in flames when pensioners point torches at them? (as the Police like to believe)?

TheEnd

15,370 posts

204 months

Tuesday 27th October 2009
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They're now kitted out with Tali-Ban Avaitors, just in case.